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Sunan an-Nasai 4669 — Forbidden Sales in Islam
Selling Pigs
Forbidden Sales in Islam: Wine, Dead Animals, Pigs, and Idols
Sunan an-Nasai : 4669
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4669
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ حَرَّمَ بَيْعَ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْتَةِ وَالْخِنْزِيرِ وَالأَصْنَامِ " . فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ شُحُومَ الْمَيْتَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُطْلَى بِهَا السُّفُنُ وَيُدَّهَنُ بِهَا الْجُلُودُ وَيَسْتَصْبِحُ بِهَا النَّاسُ . فَقَالَ " لاَ هُوَ حَرَامٌ " . وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ " قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَمَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهَا جَمَّلُوهُ ثُمَّ بَاعُوهُ فَأَكَلُوا ثَمَنَهُ " .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
It was narrated from Jabir bin 'Abdullah that he heard the Messenger of Allah say, when he was in Makkah during the Year of the Conquest: "Allah and His Messenger have forbidden the sale of wine, dead animals, pigs and idols." It was said: "O messenger of Allah, what do you thing about the fat of the dead animal, for ships are caulked with it, skins are daubed with it and people use it in their lamps."He said: "No, it is Haram." And the Messenger of Allah then said: "My Allah curse the Jews, for when Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, forbade the meat (of dead animals) to them, they melted it down and sold it, and consumed its price."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4669In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 221English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4673
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4669
This Hadith gives a clear list of forbidden sales. Jabir bin Abdullah heard the Messenger of Allah say in Makkah during the Year of the Conquest that Allah and His Messenger forbade the sale of wine, dead animals, pigs, and idols. When people asked about using the fat of dead animals for ships, skins, and lamps, the Prophet said no, it is haram. He then mentioned people who melted down forbidden fat, sold it, and consumed its price. For people searching for hadith about forbidden sales, this narration is very direct. It shows that making money from a forbidden item is not made acceptable just because someone finds a use for it. The lesson stays close to the text: forbidden items must not become a route to profit.
What we learn from this hadith
- The sale of wine, dead animals, pigs, and idols was forbidden in this Hadith.
- The Prophet did not allow the fat of dead animals to be sold for common uses mentioned in the text.
- Changing the form of a forbidden item did not make its price acceptable in the example given.
- A Muslim should not seek income through items clearly forbidden in the narration.
